another year gone by. some frivolous words said, others more serious. but all have been done this past year, for tomorrow is orangefrog's 2nd birthday. another year that bit the dust.

ok, so 2 is now the magic number. but in dog years, that is 14. my dog is 4 (dog years: 28) and is a downright nincompoop (but the kids love him). what does that say about the blog? complete idiocy? random acts of foolishness? or maybe something a little more?

i know that there have been some pretty stupid words typed out for the world to see and when i re-read them i furl my eyebrows, roll my eyes and think to myself: "why am i such an idiot?" [case in point, the donut post. yeah, we won't talk about that.]

but then, there were the times that it kept others in the loop. when we went into india last november (has it been that long already?) to let those that supported us to be apart of the things going on and the life changing experiences (mine/ours included).

not too long ago, i went back to the beginning and read the goings on and memories flooded back. i can remember what was happening at that instance in my life along with those feelings and emotions. i can smell those scents in the villages of cuba (even now) when i read about that trip or the faces of those in india at the hong kong market. the orchid garden in singapore and the salty sea air of cancun. tasting that coca-cola wild cherry in the toyko airport (that bottle/can was weird, let me tell you). i had to guzzle it down since liquids aren't allowed on the plane.

driving to oregon on a family trip was an experience in itself. the aquarium at newport in the rain. flying to california with the kids gives me pause on taking them to india. whoa! india with the entire family unit (LORD have mercy, please!).

yesh, experiences and memories are what we have left after the day is over and the kids are put to bed. the dishes are done and the dog and cat are fed. the moment by moment photographs your brain processes each and every second of each and every day.